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Feature #6895

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TracePoint API

Added by ko1 (Koichi Sasada) over 11 years ago. Updated over 11 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Target version:
[ruby-core:47243]

Description

=begin
= Abstract

Let's introduce TracePoint API that can replace set_trace_func().

= Background

See discussions on [Feature #6649] http://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/6649.

Problems with set_trace_func:

  • Invoke trace funcs on all events (C level API can filter events)
  • With this spec, we can't add new trace event (compatibility issue)
  • Slow because it generates binding object each trace func

= Proposal

Introduce TracePoint API.

trace = TracePoint.trace(event1, event2, ...) do |tp|
# tp has methods like:
# event: event name represented by Symbol like :line.
# "c-call", "c-return" is :c_call, :c_return (sub('-', '_'))
# file, line: return filename and line number
# klass, id: return class or id (depends on a context. Same as set_trace_func)
# binding: return (generated) binding object
# self: new method. same as tp.binding.eval('self')
... # trace func
# tp is TracePoint object.
# In fact, tp is same object as `trace'.
# We don't need any object creation on trace func.
end
... # Proc are called 1.600000 0.000000 1.600000 ( 1.601750)
0.280000 0.000000 0.280000 ( 0.287466)
0.750000 0.000000 0.750000 ( 0.741344)
1.400000 0.020000 1.420000 ( 1.420574)
trace.untrace # stop tracing
...
trace.retrace # restart tracing

`eventN' parameter for TracePoint.trace() is set of symbols. You can specify events what you want to trace. If you don't specify any events on it, then all events are activate (similar to set_trace_func).

= Implementation

See https://github.com/ko1/ruby/compare/tracepoint.

Try https://github.com/ko1/ruby/tracepoint.

= Evaluation

TracePoint API doesn't make temporary object on default. It is faster than current set_trace_func.

require 'benchmark'
MAX = 1_000_000
$c1 = $c2 = 0

Benchmark.bm{|x|
x.report{
set_trace_func(lambda{|args| $c1+=1})
MAX.times{
a = 1
}
set_trace_func(nil)
}
x.report{
trace = TracePoint.trace(
%i{line call return c_call c_return}){|tp| $c2+=1}
MAX.times{
a = 1
}
trace.disable
}
x.report{
trace = TracePoint.trace(%i{line call return c_call c_return}){|tp| $c2+=1; tp.event; tp.self; tp.method_id}
MAX.times{
a = 1
}
trace.disable
}
x.report{
trace = TracePoint.trace(
%i{line call return c_call c_return}){|tp| $c2+=1; tp.event; tp.self; tp.method_id; tp.binding}
MAX.times{
a = 1
}
trace.disable
}
}
END
#=>
user system total real
1.140000 0.000000 1.140000 ( 1.145847)
0.200000 0.000000 0.200000 ( 0.194970)
0.380000 0.000000 0.380000 ( 0.385857)
1.250000 0.000000 1.250000 ( 1.251083)

= Problems

  • TracePoint.trace(...) is good interface?
  • Now, noway to specify Thread specific hooks (like Thread#set_trace_func)

= Next Step

I also want to introduce block enter/leave events on TracePoint.

=end

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